Local library offering classes on e-readers

6:54 AM,
Jan. 7, 2014

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Coshocton Public Library Director Eric Taggart said the proliferation of e-books and e-readers are not endangering his livelihood, despite what some might think.

Taggart said there are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation about e-books out there, even among book publishers. The basic relationship between publishers and libraries have been the same for years. That shouldn't alter just because the format of reading material is different, he said.

A physical edition of a book might be $15, but the electronic version of the same work could be $85, he said. That's different than what an ...